Police release sketch in Exton road-rage incident

WEST WHITELAND — A routine traffic dispute turned violent Monday morning after an enraged motorist reportedly attacked and robbed a 44-year-old woman on the Route 30 Bypass in Exton.

According to township police, the suspect and victim were pulled over about 8:45 a.m. on the Route 100 off-ramp following a traffic dispute. The victim told police that the driver of a weathered Dodge pickup truck had pulled over behind her and approached her window. He then indicated his belief that she had cut him off, police said. The man then punched the victim in the forehead and stole her prescription glasses.

Investigators said the suspect then returned to his truck and fled south on Route 100. He was last seen taking the Pottstown Pike exit toward West Chester, according to police.

Police described the attack as a road-rage incident, and on Tuesday police released a sketch of the suspect.

The attacker was described as a white man between 25 and 30 years old with long, light-brown or dirty-blond hair. Police said he was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed about 200 pounds. He was wearing a blue, hooded sweatshirt, brown Carhartt pants, and tan boots.

His truck was described as a 1980s Dodge Ram 50 with weathered blue paint. The word “Dodge” on the tailgate was lighter in color, possibly tan.

Detectives ask anyone with information about the incident or who may recognize the suspect to call West Whiteland Police at 610-363-0200 or 610-692-5100.